Golf ball



May 4,1926. I 1,583,721

P. S. KANE GOLF BALL Filed July 28 192 WITNESSES INVENTOR 1/1172); 6'.flay-0e ATTORNEYS Patented May 4, 1926:.

UNITED STATES PATENT @FFECE.

PHILIP SGEUYLER KANE, OF KANE, PENNSYLVANIA.

GOLF BALI;-

Application filed July 28, 1925. Serial 1T0. 46,643.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it kn'own that I, PHILIP S. KANE, a

citizen of the United States, and resident of Kane, in the county ofMcKean and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Golf Balls, of which the following is a specification.

. and added burden of hunting golf balls driven into long grass, ditchesand other hazards of golf courses. I

My present invention has for its more particular object the provision ofa golf ball provided with signal means, preferably visible signal means,which I will permit the owner and others to tell exactly where to findthe ball in tallgrass for instance where it would ordinarily bedifficult andrequire time In the accompanying drawing which illustratesmy invention and forms a part of this specification,

Figure 1 is a plan View of a golf ball constructed in accordance with myinvention.

Figure 2 is a sectional View taken there-.

through.

Figure-3 is a similar View taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2, and

' Figure 4 is a detail perspective view of the several parts of myinvention, removed. Referring now to these figures and particularly toFigs. 1, 2 and 3, my invention contemplates any of the well known makesof golf balls such asgenerally indicated at 10, provided in its surfaceWith an elongated cavity 11 of the arcuate form shown and of the samedepth throughout its length.

The cavity 11 thus formed is adapted and intended to receive anelongated thin wall casing 12 which in turn may receive slowburningpowder or other smoke producing mixture as for instance a squib 17 suchas shown in Fig. 4.

The casing 12 may be held in place either by forcing the same into thecavity 11, or

may be anchored by a bolt 14 of small di ameter extending diametricallythrough the golf ball 10 as shown particularly in Fig. 2. In theevent'that the bolt 14 is utilized, it may be made to serve the furtherfunction of balancing the casing and its parts so as tomaintain trueflight and roll of the ball.

The casing 12 has a cover 1O which may be hinged at one end to thecasing or adapted to clasp in connection therewith. This cover or lid 10is preferably slightly shorter than the casing in order to leave a smallopening by which to permit of the entrance of sufficient air to supportcombustion.

Moreover the walls of the casing 12 are preferably provided along theedges thereof with turned flanges 16 which; lap the adjacent edges ofthe cover 10 of the ball in order to hold the same and prevent the coverfrom readily cracking and breaking.

In Fi s. 2 and 4 I have shown a squib 17 with a s ort fuse 18 which islighted before the ball is driven so that its flight may be more readilytraced and the spot where it finally comes to rest may be easily seen.By

virtue of the slow burning power or squib and the emission of smoke fora considerable period no trouble is encountered in locating the balleven in high grass where this is ordinarily a difficult matter.

It is understood that except for the necessary slight. openingpreviously mentioned for the purpose of supporting combustion, thecasing and its cover or lid fill out the normal contour of the ball andform a part of its external surface.

I claim: I

1. A golf ball, and means in connection therewith for emitting smokewhereby to signal the position of the ball after flight.

2. A golf ball having a cavity, and means forming a slow burning squibin said cavity.

3. A golf ball having a cavity, a covered casing in said cavity, and asquib in said casing.

4. A golf ball having a surface cavity, a casing in said cavity, a s uibin the casing, and a lid for the casing orming thereof a part of theexternal surface of the ball.

I PHILIP SCHUYLER KANE.

